Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Qiao Sheng's Plan

384. Chapter 384: Qiao Sheng's Plan

Acupuncture is done every other day.

We just did acupuncture yesterday, so naturally we can't do it today; Old Wu Ya only took Qiao Sheng's pulse today.

Qiao Sheng had just woken up in the morning when Old Wu Ya came once.

Evening.

Before Qiao Sheng went to sleep, he came again to take her pulse.

Finished.

Old Wu Ya asked Qiao Sheng, "How do you feel now?"

Upon hearing.

Qiao Sheng looked at Old Wu Ya and said, "I feel a bit better than before, but I'm still a little listless, and sometimes I feel some pain— that indescribable kind of pain."

She didn't wait for Old Wu Ya to say anything.

Qiao Sheng asked him, "Elder Doctor, do I still have a chance of being cured?"

"You…"

Old Wu Ya began to speak.

Qiao Sheng stared at him and said, "Elder Doctor, I want to hear the truth."

That girl.

Old Wu Ya sighed and said, "I can't give a good answer about your condition right now; just as I told Xiao Jin before, I'm not sure I can cure you."

She learned that this was the case.

Qiao Sheng then asked Old Wu Ya, "If you can't cure me, how long can I still live?"

Old Wu Ya saw Qiao Sheng staring intently at him and knew that she wouldn't stop until she got an answer.

He then told her truthfully, "I don't know, because you're already the longest‑living person inside the Broken‑Soul Gu…"

Qiao Sheng's hand clenched.

She was truly unwilling to accept it, but she had no idea how long she could still live; if she died in front of Shi Lin, he would certainly be especially anguished.

Not long after.

Qiao Sheng made a decision.

As soon as Old Wu Ya left, she sent Xiao Jin to summon An Yi.

"Young Lady, is there something you need?"

An Yi asked her.

Qiao Sheng fixed her gaze on An Yi and said, "An Yi, do me a favor: make Shi Lin think I'm dead."

"What!"

An Yi instantly imagined that she might have fallen for Xiao Jin, so…

While she was daydreaming.

Qiao Sheng spoke again.

"I'm afflicted by the Broken‑Soul Gu, and I don't know how long I have left. Your master cares about me so much; if he sees me die, he'll be especially tormented."

An Yi understood Qiao Sheng's meaning.

He said to Qiao Sheng, "Young Lady, you think that by doing this your master won't be in pain or distress, but he will still feel pain and distress."

If his master finds out, he'll be blamed even if he doesn't kill him.

Qiao Sheng, meeting An Yi's gaze, said, "No matter how uncomfortable or painful it gets, he still won't see me die right before his eyes, so it won't be that unbearable, that painful, right?"

Although her words made sense, An Yi didn't dare to agree.

It was at that moment.

Qiao Sheng placed the dagger in her hand against her own throat and said, "If you don't agree, I'll die right in front of you now."

"A‑Sheng…

Xiao Jin tried to snatch the dagger from Qiao Sheng.

Qiao Sheng slashed toward her throat; he hurried back a few steps.

Seeing Qiao Sheng so ruthless toward herself.

An Yi didn't dare to gamble at all; after a moment of silence he asked her, "Young Lady, you said make my master think you're dead—how should we do that, how can I help you?"

He must make sure Shi Lin doesn't see her.

If he sees her.

He'd be blamed even if he doesn't bring her back.

Qiao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "When he wakes up, tell him you found my clothes, shoes, or whatever by a riverside; as long as he believes it, that's enough."

If only his own master were that easy to handle.

An Yi replied to Qiao Sheng, "If that's the case, the master will probably have to jump into the river to look for your corpse; he's always persistent, and he won't stop until he sees your body."

That's it.

Qiao Sheng frowned and said, "Then we'll make a corpse and later destroy its face…"